Camelot, Color Purple, Etc. Part of Broadway/L.A. Season

Broadway/L.A. today announced the lineup for its three-show 2007-2008 Season, which features three Los Angeles premiere productions, with options to add on tickets for other hit Broadway titles. 

The 2007-2008 Broadway/L.A. Season features: Lerner & Loewe's Camelot, starring Michael York (September 11 – 23, 2007 at Royce Hall - UCLA), The Rat Pack– Live At The Sands (December 4 – 16, 2007 at the Wilshire Theatre), Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple (Broadway/L.A. Subscribers attend between February 11 – March 2, 2008, selected weeks during the previously-announced engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre). 

Those who subscribe to the three-show season package will then be given the opportunity to purchase priority seating for two blockbuster musical hits: Wicked, now playing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, and Monty Python's Spamalot, now playing in The Grail Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.

In addition, current Broadway/L.A. subscribers who renew their subscription for the upcoming 07-08 Season will have access to purchase priority seating during selected weeks during the previously-announced Los Angeles premiere engagement of Jersey Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre.  A list of upcoming Broadway/L.A. shows, with full details, follows:

First Production
L.A. Premiere!
Lerner and Loewe's Camelot
Starring Michael York
Music by Frederick Loewe
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Choreography by Dan Mojica
Directed by Glenn Casale
September 11 – 23, 2007
Royce Hall, UCLA

"King Arthur's enchanted kingdom, Camelot, is a place where honor and chivalry reign.  But can this idyllic land survive when Queen Guenevere falls in love with Sir Lancelot?"

Second Production
L.A. Premiere!
The Rat Pack – Live At The Sands
Vocal and Musical Arrangements by
      Matthew Freeman
Direction and Choreography by Mitch Sebastian
December 4 – 16, 2007
Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills

"Following four unprecedented years on London's West End, this acclaimed production vividly recreates a legendary evening at the Sands Hotel with the most famous performers of our time: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin"

Third Production
L.A. Premiere!
The Color Purple
Produced by Oprah Winfrey
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Book by Marsha Norman
Choreography by Donald Byrd
Directed by Gary Griffin
February 11 - March 2, 2008
Ahmanson Theatre

"Based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life, and her true inner beauty."

First Season Option – All Subscribers
Wicked
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Winnie Holzman
Choreography by Wayne Cilento
Directed by Joe Mantello
Now Playing
Pantages Theatre

"Wicked tells the story of how two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch,"

Second Season Option – All Subscribers
Monty Python's Spamalot
Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle
Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle
Choreography by Casey Nicholaw
Directed by Mike Nichols
Now Playing
The Grail Theater – Wynn Las Vegas

The show "tells the tale of King Arthur and his knights of the round table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail."

Special Option – Renewing Subscribers Only
L.A. Premiere!
Jersey Boys
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Crewe
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Choreography by Sergio Trujillo
Directed by Des McAnuff
Summer 2007
Ahmanson Theatre

"The show is the 2006 Tony Award-winning best musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi."

Three-show packages for the new Broadway/L.A. 2007-2008 Season start at just $90.50.

Broadway/L.A. is honored to partner with American Express to bring subscribers a very special bonus.  For a limited time, when any American Express Card is used to purchase the 2007-2008 three-show Season Subscription, subscribers will receive a refund in the amount of 10% of the base price of their base season package purchase. Those who use an American Express Gold Card Events eligible Card* for their season purchase will receive not only the 10% rebate described above, but also a complimentary voucher good for one free drink for each member of the subscription party attending the first season production, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot, at UCLA's Royce Hall.

While tickets for individual productions will not go on sale to the public until later dates (to be announced), those who wish to purchase 15 or more tickets to any single performance are welcome to reserve priority seats now by calling Nederlander Group Sales West toll-free at 866-755-3075 or by logging on to www.nedgroups.com.  Broadway/L.A. is the Los Angeles theatrical division of The Nederlander Organization, owner of the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.  The Nederlanders also own eight theatres on Broadway and three theatres on the West End in London.

Visit www.broadwayla.org for more information on Broadway/L.A. and on the shows that will run as part of its 2007-2008 season.